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it's a matter that doesn't wait. >> our birth rate is going down. so, you know, this is -- our country is transforming. we know this. >> we do. and yet some people seem to be woefully disaviewing reality. not naming names. president obama uses his speech at the kennedy center honors to tout the virtues of sharing american culture the world. >> speaks to something that has always made this country great, the idea here in america more than any other place on earth, we are free to follow our own passions, explore our own gifts wherever they may lead us and people from all around the world come here to make sure that they, too, can provide us the incredible gifts that they have. >> one entertainer who continues to explore his own gifts, just not in bahrain, is party king andrew w.k. we will ask him about following one's passions when he joins us live in studio coming up next. ♪ it's so important to make someone happy ♪ when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could b
it's a matter that doesn't wait. >> our birth rate is going down. so, you know, this is -- our country is transforming. we know this. >> we do. and yet some people seem to be woefully disaviewing reality. not naming names. president obama uses his speech at the kennedy center honors to tout the virtues of sharing american culture the world. >> speaks to something that has always made this country great, the idea here in america more than any other place on earth, we are free...
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do people agree with the obama administration, this threat of going off the cliff if rates aren't reached. here's what nancy pelosi had to say about geithner's remarks. let me play it. >> if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff has to be dealt with. i didn't see it if they decent this, we do that. i saw it as a statement of fact. it's not a threat. it's a prediction. if there's no agreement, we go over the cliff. let's hope we can have an agreement. >> what do you make of the way she put it? it's not a threat. she said, listen, these are the facts. >> nice little economy you have there. nice little economy you have there. it would be a shame it if anything happened to it. that's not a threat. look, we have to start looking at what happens if we do, in fact, go over the so-called cliff, and what happens is, you know, one thing is we take a huge bite out of the deficit. we do it in a crude may, and there would be immediate attempts to fix it and fine-tune it and take some back. some would probably get through. if you actually want to look at it from a policy standpoint, it may not b
do people agree with the obama administration, this threat of going off the cliff if rates aren't reached. here's what nancy pelosi had to say about geithner's remarks. let me play it. >> if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff has to be dealt with. i didn't see it if they decent this, we do that. i saw it as a statement of fact. it's not a threat. it's a prediction. if there's no agreement, we go over the cliff. let's hope we can have an agreement. >> what do you make of...
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tax rates? about what his plan was for tax rates? president obama was crystal clear about what e he wanted. >> i have said that for incomes over $250,000 a year that we should go. back to the rates that we had when bill clinton was president. >> i want to reform the tax codes so that it's fair. the same rate we had when bill clinton was president. >> we have to ask you and me and the wealthiest among us to go back to the clinton rates for income above $250,000. >> the clinton tax rates, we need to go back. that's not a generic policy idea. that's really specific. the clinton tax rate for high income earners was 39.6%. that's what president obama was calling for during the campaign. that's still what president obama is calling for now. but now when you ask him if that's the red line, if it you ask if he will accept anything else, he doesn't really answer. >> tax rates. are you -- is there no deal at the end of the year if tax rates for the top 2% aren't the clinton tax rates, period. no ifs, ands
tax rates? about what his plan was for tax rates? president obama was crystal clear about what e he wanted. >> i have said that for incomes over $250,000 a year that we should go. back to the rates that we had when bill clinton was president. >> i want to reform the tax codes so that it's fair. the same rate we had when bill clinton was president. >> we have to ask you and me and the wealthiest among us to go back to the clinton rates for income above $250,000. >> the...
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freddie mac, and the move could result in higher mortgage rates, and president obama reacted over a half hour ago. >> markets will rise and fall, but this is the united states of america. no matter what some agency may say, we've always been and always will be a aaa country. >> joining me from the white house is cnbc's washington responsibility john harwood, and let's process what we are seeing right now, trading volume under 11,000 and the dow 541 points, and what is happening there? is it because of the downgrading of fannie and freddie or standard & poor's? >> yes, and also in europe and the support of italy and other countries in stress. this is a difficult time, and as alan greenspan said on "meet the press" that this is a blow to the psyche of the united states, and we are seeing it in the market, and the president trying to come out to strike a can-do optimism and saying there is nothing wrong with the country that we can't fix if we have the political will to do it. and he invoked the spirit of those who lost their lives in afghanistan over the weekend saying we need courage that
freddie mac, and the move could result in higher mortgage rates, and president obama reacted over a half hour ago. >> markets will rise and fall, but this is the united states of america. no matter what some agency may say, we've always been and always will be a aaa country. >> joining me from the white house is cnbc's washington responsibility john harwood, and let's process what we are seeing right now, trading volume under 11,000 and the dow 541 points, and what is happening...
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the same poll gave president obama his highest approval rating in three years, with 53% support. in the next hour and a half, president obama will continue the great reasonableness tour of 2012. visiting a middle class family in northern virginia with the aim of putting more pressure on congress to extend middle income tax cuts. majority leader harry reid did his part for the cause on the senate floor today. >> so it's apparent how this will end. the only question is, when will it end? it's how long will speaker boehner make middle class families wait for relief and how long will he force the financial markets to wait for uncertainty. >> joining the panel now, the sage of capitol hill, the seasonally elegant luke russert. >> thank you so much for having me. >> you get a special intro when you arrive on set a little late. thrilled to have you here, with ongoing deliberation on capitol hill, you are the eyes. >> eyes and ears hopefully. yet i'm here, congress is recessed this week. >> always a reason, my friend. the fact that tim geithner came out and said, we will go over this cli
the same poll gave president obama his highest approval rating in three years, with 53% support. in the next hour and a half, president obama will continue the great reasonableness tour of 2012. visiting a middle class family in northern virginia with the aim of putting more pressure on congress to extend middle income tax cuts. majority leader harry reid did his part for the cause on the senate floor today. >> so it's apparent how this will end. the only question is, when will it end?...
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one person asked, why won't keeping tax rates low across the board encourage more hires and therefore, more tax revenue? the president responded, high-end tax cuts do the least for economic growth and cost almost $ 1 trillion. extending middle class cuts boosts consumer demand and growth. the white house released a video today showing how president obama has been consistent on his message throughout the last couple of years. it was central to his campaign. >> we need to give tax relief to working families trying to raise their kids to keep them healthy, send them to college, keep a roof over their heads. that's the choice in this election. that's one of the reasons i'm running for a second term as president. >> how quickly we forget. in the words of secretary timothy geithner, this is why republicans have no choice but accepting the tax increases on the wealthiest americans. >> why does it make sense for the country to force tax increases on all americans because a small group of republicans want to extend for 2% of americans? why does that make any sense. there's no reason why that s
one person asked, why won't keeping tax rates low across the board encourage more hires and therefore, more tax revenue? the president responded, high-end tax cuts do the least for economic growth and cost almost $ 1 trillion. extending middle class cuts boosts consumer demand and growth. the white house released a video today showing how president obama has been consistent on his message throughout the last couple of years. it was central to his campaign. >> we need to give tax relief to...
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. >> president obama was also clear about what he was open to discussing with congressional leaders in the negotiations, which will start on friday, the thing the president won't consider, an extension of the bush tax rates for the top 2% and romney/ryan magical thinking about taxes. >> i think we can simplify our tax system, i think we can make it more efficient, we can eliminate loopholes and deductions, but what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%. what i will not do is to have a process that is vague, that says we're going to sort of kind of raise revenue through dynamic score organize closing loopholes that have not been identified. >> treasury secretary tim geithner put that this way yesterday -- >> there's a lot of magical thinking about how much money can you raise from tax expenditures. a lot of people who have looked at that question and concluded i think incorrectly that there's huge amount of resource there is you can raise. i think that's just not true. >> joining me now, nia henderson of the washington and the assistant manager editor of "
. >> president obama was also clear about what he was open to discussing with congressional leaders in the negotiations, which will start on friday, the thing the president won't consider, an extension of the bush tax rates for the top 2% and romney/ryan magical thinking about taxes. >> i think we can simplify our tax system, i think we can make it more efficient, we can eliminate loopholes and deductions, but what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest...
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president obama's approval rating jumps to any highs, his best in three years. where does congress rank? you might not be surprised on that one. and forbes unveils its most powerful list. who comes out on top. and that much freshness is gonna take some getting used to... [ sniffing ] yep. it's amazing what a single scoop of gain freshness can do. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> good morning. i'm thomas roberts. top
president obama's approval rating jumps to any highs, his best in three years. where does congress rank? you might not be surprised on that one. and forbes unveils its most powerful list. who comes out on top. and that much freshness is gonna take some getting used to... [ sniffing ] yep. it's amazing what a single scoop of gain freshness can do. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food...
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>> they should give in to obama on the tax rate? >> nothing is over until we decide it is! >> we didn't elect them to raise rate. >> not me! >> we don't have a revenue problem. >> i'm not going to take this. >> when are you going to fight? >> let's do it! >> how is that winning? that isn't winning. >> i don't think republicans will win. >> south carolina senator jim demint -- >> jim demint says he is resigning. >> his surprise announcement to step down. >> i think i'm in a more powerful position. >> are you kidding me? >> he doesn't have a law to his name. >> he has been a singular failure as a political strategist. >> i think i'm in a more powerful position. >> the disarray of the republican party. >> there is no progress. >> they don't know what they stand for. >> no progress. >> they don't know what to do. >> no progress. >> they have some real soul-searching to do. >> today the united states supreme court -- >> the supreme court used this afternoon -- >> said they would take up the issue of same-sex marriage. >> it really is an incredible day today. >> important social
>> they should give in to obama on the tax rate? >> nothing is over until we decide it is! >> we didn't elect them to raise rate. >> not me! >> we don't have a revenue problem. >> i'm not going to take this. >> when are you going to fight? >> let's do it! >> how is that winning? that isn't winning. >> i don't think republicans will win. >> south carolina senator jim demint -- >> jim demint says he is resigning. >> his...
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i think that they're very sensitive to obama looking like he is leading on this. right? like during the health care debate there wasn't any -- there was some -- during the health care debate -- >> they claim they're not going to do anything until boehner's budget. >> as the clock ticks down, the pressure is going to be on to do something, get something done. >> trivia time we ask name the three governors who had that job, left it and now have it again. we told you it was a super easy one to answer and many of you did. jerry brown, might not only we have a clinton match i think we have a clinton-jerry brown rematch in the primaries in 2016. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. someone get me
i think that they're very sensitive to obama looking like he is leading on this. right? like during the health care debate there wasn't any -- there was some -- during the health care debate -- >> they claim they're not going to do anything until boehner's budget. >> as the clock ticks down, the pressure is going to be on to do something, get something done. >> trivia time we ask name the three governors who had that job, left it and now have it again. we told you it was a...
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president obama is less interested in that. his emphasis is raising rates. that's been the debate. republicans may or may not concede on that. as you said, they don't have a lot of leverage. if they do nothing, if no law passes, they go over the fiscal cliff. >> that raises the issue. you are talking what a disaster the medicare eligibility portion of this would be, do you look at the compromise of 37%, if you could get something more favorable on medicare, would you say going up to 37% instead of 39.6 is enough? >> no. look, there was a tax plan and we looked at the discussion of keeping the rates at the level and reforming the tax code and dealing with deductions. the truth is, if you want to have significant deficit reduction, which republicans are arguing for and you want to stabilize the debt, we need significant revenue. we need to -- the real challenge we have is we are not raising revenue. it's at the lowest levels it's been in decades. the fairest and best way to do that is move from 35 to 39.6%. go back to the clinton levels. we have this level in 2000, from '93 to 2000.
president obama is less interested in that. his emphasis is raising rates. that's been the debate. republicans may or may not concede on that. as you said, they don't have a lot of leverage. if they do nothing, if no law passes, they go over the fiscal cliff. >> that raises the issue. you are talking what a disaster the medicare eligibility portion of this would be, do you look at the compromise of 37%, if you could get something more favorable on medicare, would you say going up to 37%...
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treasury secretary timothy geithner, president obama's point man in these fiscal cliff negotiations, ran the gauntlet this morning. he appeared on all five sunday talk shows, including "meet the press" of course, what else did he say? >> craig, you know if we're in the posturing stage and a lot of people think we're still in the posturing stage with, 29 or 30 days to go. we better hope that they're just posturing, because after the period of optimism, the post-election talk of compromise, you remember john boehner came out the day after the election, the president spoke about compromise as well. they're as far apart as they ever have been and the clock is ticking. what timothy geithner said is as follows, nothing is going to get done unless republicans agree to raise rates on the wealthiest 2% of americans we know the figure by now. those couples filing jointly making more than $250,000. the rates must rise, not a matter of closing loopholes or deductions or simplifying the tax code this is the way it has to be to meet their revenue goals. contrary to what mitch mcconnell and john bo
treasury secretary timothy geithner, president obama's point man in these fiscal cliff negotiations, ran the gauntlet this morning. he appeared on all five sunday talk shows, including "meet the press" of course, what else did he say? >> craig, you know if we're in the posturing stage and a lot of people think we're still in the posturing stage with, 29 or 30 days to go. we better hope that they're just posturing, because after the period of optimism, the post-election talk of...
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but the republican plan still refuses to raise the top income tax rates. yesterday, treasury secretary tim geithner made it clear that there can be no deal without higher top tax rates. >> last question, can you promise that we will not go over the cliff? >> no, i can't promise that. that's a decision that lies in the hands of the republicans that are now opposing increases in tax rates. if they recognize the reality that we can't afford to extend those tax rates, then we have a basis for the agreement and that's going to be the responsible thing to do and my judgment is they are going to do it. >> joining me now, ezra klein, huffington post, ryan grim. ezra, what do you make of the boehner proposal that was kind of cribbed from erskine bowles? >> two things. one, republicans are terrified about by the polls showing that they are going to immediately get blamed if they are not willing to compromise. the reason you initiate the bowles' plan is you say, look, they are going along with the former chief of staff said. it's important to know that when erskine b
but the republican plan still refuses to raise the top income tax rates. yesterday, treasury secretary tim geithner made it clear that there can be no deal without higher top tax rates. >> last question, can you promise that we will not go over the cliff? >> no, i can't promise that. that's a decision that lies in the hands of the republicans that are now opposing increases in tax rates. if they recognize the reality that we can't afford to extend those tax rates, then we have a...
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he wants these rates on the wealthiest americans raised. there is no other way to generate any significant income through deductions or any of the other restructuring they've suggested without also impacting the middle class. so -- or letting the very wealthiest americans get out scot-free. it doesn't touch somebody who is making 10 million a year or $20 million a year. they're just trying to avoid anything that's going to raise these rates and it's a mystery when 60% at least of the american people think that's an appropriate way to help balance the deficit. >> now, speaker boehner keeps telling us that he's put revenues on the table in form of closing loopholes, but democrats have not offered anything in terms of those earned entitlements. now, i know you said earlier that these are not connected issues, but are you and your colleagues willing to give any ground in terms of cuts, say, to medicare, medicaid, or social security or something? >> you know, this is somewhat laughable because, again, the republicans spent the entire campaign ta
he wants these rates on the wealthiest americans raised. there is no other way to generate any significant income through deductions or any of the other restructuring they've suggested without also impacting the middle class. so -- or letting the very wealthiest americans get out scot-free. it doesn't touch somebody who is making 10 million a year or $20 million a year. they're just trying to avoid anything that's going to raise these rates and it's a mystery when 60% at least of the american...
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& poor's decision to downgrade the country's credit rating for the first time ever doesn't help that anxiety. here's s&p's managing director, john chachambers, on the substa of their decision. >> we have a negative outlook, which speaks to a longer time frame, from 6 months to 24 months. and if the fiscal position of the united states deteriorates further or if the political gridlock becomes more entrenched, then that could lead to a downgrade. >> here's former fed chairman alan greenspan giving the downgrade a little more context. >> this is not an issue of credit rating. the united states can pay any debt it has, because we can always print money to do that. so there is zero probability of default. what i think the s&p thing did was to hit a nerve that there's something basically bad going on and it's hit the self-esteem of the united states, the psyche. >> the obama administration's reaction to the decision included some name-calling. >> i think s&p's shown really terrible judgment and they've handled theirselves very poorly and shown a stunning lack of knowledge about basic u.s.
& poor's decision to downgrade the country's credit rating for the first time ever doesn't help that anxiety. here's s&p's managing director, john chachambers, on the substa of their decision. >> we have a negative outlook, which speaks to a longer time frame, from 6 months to 24 months. and if the fiscal position of the united states deteriorates further or if the political gridlock becomes more entrenched, then that could lead to a downgrade. >> here's former fed chairman...
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obama's approval rating was very high at this point. you know, i think the moderates -- the moderates would -- >> one other point you bring up which a number of folks in the administration look back on to some is health care. you say look, in 2009, early 2010 they spent the entire period of focus on health care forum and they could have spent that period on jobs economy. obviously as you can see here this was a fairly common critique in the political system. >> this s isn't what the american people want. they don't want a takeover of the american health care. concentrate on the real things that are affecting, real people in the communities across this land. that's the economy and jobs. >> first to get if economy on track and create bs other side of the aisle may have passed the government health care takeover but the american people still have a voice to tell their law makers to repeal these job killing mandates and finally focus on job creation proposal. >> we also must repeal obama care. and a $1 trillion bomb dropped on the taxpayers
obama's approval rating was very high at this point. you know, i think the moderates -- the moderates would -- >> one other point you bring up which a number of folks in the administration look back on to some is health care. you say look, in 2009, early 2010 they spent the entire period of focus on health care forum and they could have spent that period on jobs economy. obviously as you can see here this was a fairly common critique in the political system. >> this s isn't what the...
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six without doing rates. we aren't going to get to a trillion six so it becomes a little academic. >> can we get to 1.2 trillion where you think and i think and other people think we're going to end up without raising the rates? >> you can do it mathematically. it works. you know, you can write laws that do it. the question you have to say to yourself, do you want to start eliminating charitable deductions for state and local taxes, for charitable, health care, retirement funds? in other words do you really want to turn people's behavior inside out almost overnight by changing the way taxes work so quickly? >> you're as plugged in as anybody, mark, to washington right now. are these guys talking to each other in a real, meaningful way? i know they put out the information that the president talked to john boehner yesterday but are there real behind-the-scenes intense negotiations going on as we're now less than four weeks away from this thing? >> in talking to people on both sides yesterday they had the identi
six without doing rates. we aren't going to get to a trillion six so it becomes a little academic. >> can we get to 1.2 trillion where you think and i think and other people think we're going to end up without raising the rates? >> you can do it mathematically. it works. you know, you can write laws that do it. the question you have to say to yourself, do you want to start eliminating charitable deductions for state and local taxes, for charitable, health care, retirement funds? in...
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but just because i believe everything should be on the table doesn't mean i'm for tax rate increases. now, governor romney will as president be able to lead this country toward reducing this deficit like president obama has been unable to do. and the fact that he's been out of the country for the last couple of weeks during the key period of time when this super committee could've used his help, i think is a real mistake. and it's unfortunate we are where we are today. >> congressman, i wanted to ask you, new hampshire republicans and democrats are straight shooters. they don't like to see corners cut on politics. this is a romney political ad which has been very controversial because it really takes the president out of context. let me play it for you. >> we need a rescue plan for the middle class. >> we need to provide relief for homeowners. it's going to take a new direction. if we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose. >> but as you well know, this is what the president was really saying. he was quoting john mccain. let's watch. >> senator mccain's campaign actually
but just because i believe everything should be on the table doesn't mean i'm for tax rate increases. now, governor romney will as president be able to lead this country toward reducing this deficit like president obama has been unable to do. and the fact that he's been out of the country for the last couple of weeks during the key period of time when this super committee could've used his help, i think is a real mistake. and it's unfortunate we are where we are today. >> congressman, i...
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he's got in gallup a 47% approval rating which isn't bad considering everything they've been through. maureen dowd wrote, faced with a country keening for reassurance and reinvention obama seems at a loss regarding his political skills he turns out to be a odd case of a prague natist who can't learn from his mistakes and adapt. >> listen it's that time of year in washington. we're in august the president's going to take some hits. i found that poll very good news for the president. if you look at it closely he's ahead in 16 states in the district of columbia and ahead in the sense he has a 50% job approval or better. that's 215 electoral votes. and to find the other votes you need to win the presidency there are a lot of options for him. as i see it right now, there's a lot of talk about the president being weak on the back foot. i see the president with a solid foundation to build on in terms of lek trorl college support. if he runs a great campaign as he did last time, i think he's going to win it. >> what about florida, what about ohio what about winning north carolina and virginia
he's got in gallup a 47% approval rating which isn't bad considering everything they've been through. maureen dowd wrote, faced with a country keening for reassurance and reinvention obama seems at a loss regarding his political skills he turns out to be a odd case of a prague natist who can't learn from his mistakes and adapt. >> listen it's that time of year in washington. we're in august the president's going to take some hits. i found that poll very good news for the president. if you...
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obama's opening bid includes $1.6 trillion in new revenue, about half coming from higher rates for the wealthy. 600 billion in cuts to domestic programs like medicare. and 50 billion in new infrastructure spending. when treasury secretary tim geithner went to the capitol and laid out the plan for a senate republican leading mitch mcconnell, aides on both sides said mcconnell burst out in laughter. with talks now entering the final month, house republicans offer add more somber assessment. >> we're not interested in playing rope a dope. >> it was not a serious proposal. and so right now we're almost nowhere. >> reporter: so alex the clock is ticking. the president's public campaign trying to pressure john boehner, eric cantor and their charges in their house republican conference continues. he meets with governors this week here at the white house to talk about this time and more meetings with ceos, this is in the form of the business round table, a business lobbying group. >> being almost nowhere right now with just a month to go. yikes. we'll be talking about it again, mike. thank you
obama's opening bid includes $1.6 trillion in new revenue, about half coming from higher rates for the wealthy. 600 billion in cuts to domestic programs like medicare. and 50 billion in new infrastructure spending. when treasury secretary tim geithner went to the capitol and laid out the plan for a senate republican leading mitch mcconnell, aides on both sides said mcconnell burst out in laughter. with talks now entering the final month, house republicans offer add more somber assessment....
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president obama can just quote the republican governors to say the economy is turning around. i think that's an advantage in two states that will be fundamental to who wins or who loses. >> robert, your thoughts. >> if i can respond to governor rendell's comments. i think president obama very well can quote republican governors out there, but i'm not sure that actually bodes well with the average american voter because saying one they think and feeling another is completely two different things. and to answer your question specifically, it's a broad picture out there. the national economy is just that. it's a national economy. we're all into will this pot together. however,s as you know running for president is like running with 13 different states in mind. pennsylvania, florida, ohio, michigan and so forth. and those are individual mini campaigns if you will and the local economy is clearly what most like lie will decide whether or not will this president gets reelected or not. >> and ohio has come roaring back because of the automobile bailout, no question about it. >> rober
president obama can just quote the republican governors to say the economy is turning around. i think that's an advantage in two states that will be fundamental to who wins or who loses. >> robert, your thoughts. >> if i can respond to governor rendell's comments. i think president obama very well can quote republican governors out there, but i'm not sure that actually bodes well with the average american voter because saying one they think and feeling another is completely two...
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obama's appointees have been women. that's roughly the same as clinton and one-third more than george w. bush and he's nominated female judges at twice the rate of president bush and more women, minority and gay judges than any previous president has. on wednesday, white house press secretary jay carney defend tornado president's record. >> the president's senior staff here is well -- women are well recommended in the president's senior staff here. two of the three deputies, deputy chiefs of staff are women. the white house council is a woman. a woman runs homeland security for this country. secretary that nepolitano. the cabinet secretary in charge of the most piece of domestic policy generation is a woman, kathleen sebelius. look at the record. it's a vast improvement. >> i am of two minds about this story. one, this was kind troling and little bit of a trap. the photo spoke with such a powerful photo that it ended up sort of dominating the actual content of the art cal that was below the photo which said, look, this
obama's appointees have been women. that's roughly the same as clinton and one-third more than george w. bush and he's nominated female judges at twice the rate of president bush and more women, minority and gay judges than any previous president has. on wednesday, white house press secretary jay carney defend tornado president's record. >> the president's senior staff here is well -- women are well recommended in the president's senior staff here. two of the three deputies, deputy chiefs...
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a new poll shows president ob a obama's approval rating getting a small lift after unveiling his jobs plan last week. showing 47% say they approve of president obama after proposing a $447 billion plan last thursday. but when asked about the direction of the country, the same poll shows 68% think the country's on the wrong track. however, the poll also shows that president obama's still ahead of all of his potential republican presidential rivals. when matched up with mitt romney, 49% favor obama, 43% favor romney. let's just stop there. and i mean, does that surprise you to an extent? what does that mean for mitt romney? >> well, you would think with unemployment where it is with the right track, wrong track where it is, that the republicans would have a candidate that would be ahead of this president. but carl bernstein, and neither side likes this, but from the beginning, i've compared this president in terms of likability to ronald reagan. who as you know, had a rough 1982, a rough 1983, but people still were rooting for the guy. i've had a sense that americans are rooting for thi
a new poll shows president ob a obama's approval rating getting a small lift after unveiling his jobs plan last week. showing 47% say they approve of president obama after proposing a $447 billion plan last thursday. but when asked about the direction of the country, the same poll shows 68% think the country's on the wrong track. however, the poll also shows that president obama's still ahead of all of his potential republican presidential rivals. when matched up with mitt romney, 49% favor...
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. >>> it's time now to rate the week. president obama didn't get a jobs bill passed but did get a dictator removed and bringing thousands of troops home for the holidays. so jenny, i'm going to begin with you. the president has been all over the country selling his jobs plan. it's being blocked every step of the way in the senate. how does he emerge from this? >> what's emerging is his message and vision how he would fix jobs here. he's setting up a clear comparison for the next electoral cycle. plus, it's going to get increasingly difficult, especially if the economy stays the way it is for republicans to continually vote no, no, no on every idea out there. if you know what's inside the jobs bill, it's bipartisan. i think it's going to be harder and harder for the republicans to keep voting it down and the senate will keep bringing it up. >> abby, what about the big developments for the president on the foreign policy front? how did he handle them? >> the white house is going to be use thing as an argument for obama's el
. >>> it's time now to rate the week. president obama didn't get a jobs bill passed but did get a dictator removed and bringing thousands of troops home for the holidays. so jenny, i'm going to begin with you. the president has been all over the country selling his jobs plan. it's being blocked every step of the way in the senate. how does he emerge from this? >> what's emerging is his message and vision how he would fix jobs here. he's setting up a clear comparison for the next...
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you don't increase the rates as much as obama wants. you do some stuff on deductions and so-called loopholes that the republicans want. you create $1.2 trillion of revenue. you have a trillion dollars of savings from some stuff that happened already last year, do some stuff on defense, you could get the $4 trillion package that we need. it's not hard. you just have two sides that are so polarized, have dug themselves into such deep corners, and just seem unwilling to get out of them. >> it will get done. remember i told you that. >> from donnie's lips. >>> let's get to some of your charteds here because katty asked you what happens if we do go over the cliff. let's look at some of the real consequences. the uncertainty index is your first one. >> as i said, we don't know what happens, but there's a few indicators that give us a sense as to at least where people, business and the economy is at the moment. one interesting index that i came upon is called the uncertainty index. it's done by several economists where they attempt to incorpor
you don't increase the rates as much as obama wants. you do some stuff on deductions and so-called loopholes that the republicans want. you create $1.2 trillion of revenue. you have a trillion dollars of savings from some stuff that happened already last year, do some stuff on defense, you could get the $4 trillion package that we need. it's not hard. you just have two sides that are so polarized, have dug themselves into such deep corners, and just seem unwilling to get out of them. >>...
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i think the bush years, they were buying into what barack obama caps latd. they did not turn out in 2010. his approval rating dropped 18% among this group. >> what have the republicans done to create what you just talked about, a pragmatic government that can be effective and work and we will not be ideal -- >> i am not going to say nothing, but i am not going to say everything either. i think there are a few members within the republican party that do a great job of not demonizing the president, and -- >> like who? >> paul ryan is very good on this. and chris christie is good on this. there are a few members, and that's the tone you have to take. i also believe that when you are in the minority, you don't have the hope in the presidency, but you have less ability to communicate broadly to the next generation, but i think that will as we heat up for 2012. >> is it staggering looking at carter, and then reagan in '81 '82. i was 18. i was 18 in 1980. god, everybody, when i went to college, and all of my young friends said, wait, this is easy. you had indecisio
i think the bush years, they were buying into what barack obama caps latd. they did not turn out in 2010. his approval rating dropped 18% among this group. >> what have the republicans done to create what you just talked about, a pragmatic government that can be effective and work and we will not be ideal -- >> i am not going to say nothing, but i am not going to say everything either. i think there are a few members within the republican party that do a great job of not demonizing...
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. >>> well, a new "washington post" poll has president obama's overall job approval rating at 44% and disapproval rating at 46%. both are down from three weeks ago. and it's lowest at 46%. a new reuters poll shows that 73% of americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction while 21% say it's heading in the right direction. that "washington post" poll also shows 78% are dissatisfied with the u.s. political system. >> that was the number right direction/wrong direction was the first trouble for bush '92. even as the aprfl rating was way up and the emotion of the gulf war victory, that number was trending in the wrong direction. >> the big problem the president has right now, the people -- and i think it's been talked about in the columns the last few days -- people are questioning his leadership abilities. it used to be an empathy question whether he understood. they're questioning leadership capacity which is problematic. i hope he calls the congress back immediately. i hope he lays out a plan for them to vote on. i hope he sticks by that plan and urges all of them -- you
. >>> well, a new "washington post" poll has president obama's overall job approval rating at 44% and disapproval rating at 46%. both are down from three weeks ago. and it's lowest at 46%. a new reuters poll shows that 73% of americans think the country is heading in the wrong direction while 21% say it's heading in the right direction. that "washington post" poll also shows 78% are dissatisfied with the u.s. political system. >> that was the number right...
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obama's commission had it right. bowles simpson. they said that there should be 23% highest marginal income tax rate and you get rid of the deductions including all the loop holes and including taxing all income the same. so you would raise it to 23%. i'm all for that. lower the marginal rate. have millionaires and people who make a lot of money pay more but at a lower rate. 23%. it works. but the problem is -- >> and get more revenue. >> get more revenue. the problem is this president doesn't want to do that. he does not want to lower the rate on income. he wants to raise the marginal rate on income and raise a surtax on those who make more. >> that's right. >> doesn't work. >> so actually steve rattner said last hour whether you like it or don't like it the wealthy will actually pay more taxes than they did even under bill clinton. we're at the top of the hour. a lot of people just tuned in. i was going to go to mike murphy but just for balance let's hear what you said 30 minutes ago. and talk about this. then we'll get mike -- >>
obama's commission had it right. bowles simpson. they said that there should be 23% highest marginal income tax rate and you get rid of the deductions including all the loop holes and including taxing all income the same. so you would raise it to 23%. i'm all for that. lower the marginal rate. have millionaires and people who make a lot of money pay more but at a lower rate. 23%. it works. but the problem is -- >> and get more revenue. >> get more revenue. the problem is this...
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opening offer, i was able to salvage the estate tax rates. i was able to salvage the dividends tax rates. i was able to shave off 400 to $500 billion in tax hikes that the president wanted. and on top of that, i was able to secure a promise to do comprehensive tax reform within a year. all from the president's first offer. wouldn't that be at least a little bit palatable to some of the republicans in the caucus? >> i think your word choice is perfect, a little bit palatablp. >> that's all they need. >> the attitude of let's make specific concessions now with regard for other concessions to come down the road, that player to be named later you hear about in trades. i think you're going to get enormous apt of skepticism in the house gop caucus to that. because they feel they've seen this movie before. when you were showing the footage of durbin and boehner, i thought it was footage from the debt ceiling argument. >> but isn't the better alternative which is to see all the tax cuts he e s expire? >> how will he pass the massive obama tax cut wit
opening offer, i was able to salvage the estate tax rates. i was able to salvage the dividends tax rates. i was able to shave off 400 to $500 billion in tax hikes that the president wanted. and on top of that, i was able to secure a promise to do comprehensive tax reform within a year. all from the president's first offer. wouldn't that be at least a little bit palatable to some of the republicans in the caucus? >> i think your word choice is perfect, a little bit palatablp. >>...
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some believe it might have been the obama administration who really made a vow to go after the ratings. >> the question is, the bittersweet symphony end. >> i'm going to extend it. >> coming up. >> hold on, willie has something to say. >> you're cute. coming up, mayor michael bloomberg and ed rendell and the chairman of the standard and poor john chambers to discuss his agencies decision and wes moore will join us. up next, why politico says it plays into mitt romney's campaign. keep it here on morning joe. [ female announcer ] goodnight gluttony, a farewell long awaited. goodnight, stuffy. goodnight, outdated. goodnight old luxury and all of your wares. goodnight bygones everywhere. [ engine turns over ] good morning, illumination. good morning, innovation. good morning unequaled inspiration. [ male announcer ] the audi a8, chosen by car & driver as the best luxury sedan in a recent comparison test. [ ben harper's "amen omen" playing ] we believe doing the right thing never goes unnoticed. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? what if we designed an electric mo
some believe it might have been the obama administration who really made a vow to go after the ratings. >> the question is, the bittersweet symphony end. >> i'm going to extend it. >> coming up. >> hold on, willie has something to say. >> you're cute. coming up, mayor michael bloomberg and ed rendell and the chairman of the standard and poor john chambers to discuss his agencies decision and wes moore will join us. up next, why politico says it plays into mitt...
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that's really the kind of the fundamental problem the obama folks face as far as i can see. >> josh, donny deutsch. how would messina react to this? in the advertising business, obviously been this huge, you know, move to social media, digital, to everything nontraditional. but what's happening with a lot of corporate clients is at the end of the day they're going, you know what, if i need and want the eyeballs, tried and true television, a lot of the money is swinging back and the other stuff is exciting and fun and talked about and written about, but that the traditional method is still the way to move a brand. >> well, it's interesting. i think that jim messina would disagree with that. if you want to see a more traditional campaign, all you have to do is look at the other guy, mitt romney, be who's running you know much more straightforward, heavy on television advertisement, that sort of thing. the tech -- the obama folks believe and i think this is kind of embedded in their ethose, it was four years ago, it is now that social media is the way to reach, to interact, to motivate,
that's really the kind of the fundamental problem the obama folks face as far as i can see. >> josh, donny deutsch. how would messina react to this? in the advertising business, obviously been this huge, you know, move to social media, digital, to everything nontraditional. but what's happening with a lot of corporate clients is at the end of the day they're going, you know what, if i need and want the eyeballs, tried and true television, a lot of the money is swinging back and the other...
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. >> donny raised the unemployment rate in six seconds. one thing we should point out, we've said it wasn't about president obama and we said it when george bush was the president. the jobs number is a tough one to read. when it ticks down, it means that some people have come out. so whatever that number says, there's still a lot of people out there who aren't included in that number who are hurting. >> it does gauge progress. and that's what the american people are focusing on is progress. but i don't think it's going to come fast enough for the obama administration to say we've done it. >> back to the point you made with the real housing number, the real reality with the housing, is that usually that number is a sign. but you see movement around it that makes you feel the number makes sense. and that's the question. you know, if unemployment goes down, is there movement around it? president obama officially kicks off his 2012 re-election campaign tomorrow in virginia. likely key battleground state in the general election. according to a
. >> donny raised the unemployment rate in six seconds. one thing we should point out, we've said it wasn't about president obama and we said it when george bush was the president. the jobs number is a tough one to read. when it ticks down, it means that some people have come out. so whatever that number says, there's still a lot of people out there who aren't included in that number who are hurting. >> it does gauge progress. and that's what the american people are focusing on is...